An object of the present invention is to reduce power consumption accompanying a cache hit/miss determination. To achieve this object, when accessing a cache memory provided with a means for setting whether a cache refill to each way in the cache memory is allowed for each CPU or each thread, first,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7636812?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7636812 - Cache memory control method and cache memory control device
